Child Development Officer – Home Based Programming (CDO-HBP)
Organisation: Compassion International
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Deadline: 24th October 2025
Qualification: Diploma in Nursing, Midwifery, Community Health, or related field
Experience: No prior experience required
About the Organisation
Kisengwe Pentecostal Assemblies of God, Kakumiro District invites applications from suitably qualified mature born again Christians to serve in children’s ministry at the above church.
Job Summary
The CDO -Home Based Programming interfaces with mostly the Home based beneficiaries. 80% of this job field based carrying out home visits. He/she carries out (or identifies resource persons for) the day-to-day training and equipping of the Home based beneficiaries in the Home based interventions skills. As a resourceful person on Survival and Early Childhood (ECD) related matters, the CDO-HBP monitors the manner in which the interventions are impacting the beneficiaries on a day-to-day basis.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensures that Growth Monitoring, Oral rehydration, Breast Feeding, Immunization, Functional literacy, Family Spacing and Food supplements (GOBIFFF) and other interventions for the Home based beneficiaries are implemented in the framework of existing standards.
- Shall be a model Christian and respectful of people’s privacy and confidentiality.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience
- Must be a born-again Christian who is a model in word, deed, lifestyle and demonstrates involvement in Church ministry.
- Diploma in Nursing, Midwifery, Community Health, Nutrition, clinical medicine, Education & Social work related disciplines.
- Computer literate in MS Word, Excel & Power Point plus knowledge of Internet.
- A good steward, of high integrity, exhibiting confidentiality, good social skills & trusted by persons who prefer a non-intrusive lifestyle.
- Highly self-motivated to carry out Home-visits and group trainings that involve parents and their children in non-classroom settings.
- Should have a developmental mindset, ability to design and implement home-based interventions that are contextualized.
- Ability to design a stimulating environment for children using locally available resources/ materials.
- Experience / knowledge in Early Childhood (ECD), GOBIFFF components, maternal-child health intervention programs and social will be an added advantage.
- Age: 22-35.
Working Conditions
Shall work at a Local Church Project including home visits to beneficiaries to provide training and support. Travels for correspondence, conferences and trainings should be expected. Will sign and abide by a statement of commitment to child protection.
How to Apply
All interested suitably qualified candidates should hand deliver or post their application together with:
- Current CV
- Photocopy of academic documents
- 3 referees
- A letter from a local church pastor or Reverend
- Marriage certificate if married
Address:
Bishop Pentecostal Assemblies of God Albertine Pastorate,
Kiganda, Magezi Road, Duhaga Round-about,
Hoima City P.O Box 03, Hoima.
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